Monday, 2 May 2016

NATIONAL airline Air Zimbabwe will be spreading its route network
starting this month by flying to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, twice a week
as it seeks to tap into the growing trade between the two countries.

The development comes hard-on-the-heels of the airline increasing its
frequencies to two on the Harare to Johannesburg on selected days. AirZim spokesperson Shingai Dhliwayo confirmed the opening of the new route.

“We will start flying into Dar es Salaam on May 14 as we want to help
cross-border traders and business travellers flying between the two
countries,” she said. Dhliwayo added: “The airline has a generous baggage limit of 40
kilogrammes per passenger and this should come in handy for the flying
public.”

The return trip fare would be starting from $400 per person, with flights every Tuesday and Saturday.The new route will put AirZim in direct competition with budget
airline FastJet that also plies the route, but charges passengers
according to the baggage they are carrying.Dar es Salaam will become the third regional destination that AirZim has scheduled flights to after Johannesburg and Lusaka.

Dhliwayo said the airline was consolidating its position on the
regional routes as it aims to start flying long haul flights to Europe
and Far East.

“The airline remains determined to re-open its direct flights to
London and China in the near future as resources become available and
when an agreement with a strategic partner is concluded,” she said.newsday